394. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if any consideration has been given to sending military equipment to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16392/22]
390. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if he will consider meeting with a person (details supplied) who has requested the rededication of a grave. [15978/22]
389. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if the closed Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath has been considered as potential accommodation for those fleeing the war in Ukraine. [15976/22]
290. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons who are in receipt of a public and civil service pension who are over the ages of 66, 68 and 70 years. [16565/22]
270. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance if the senior executive accountability regime to deliver heightened accountability with the banking system as outlined in the Programme for Government has been established; if a report has been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16391/22]
235. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with Irish Rail regarding the inability to book all train travel online given the increased costs associated with purchasing tickets in the station and the dramatic increase in the cost of petrol and diesel recently. [15977/22]
177. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review the State’s employment policy which permits non-EEA citizens to work as carers in hospitals and nursing homes but not in home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16670/22]
141. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice if she will review the practice of not paying travel expenses for those called for jury duty considering the current cost of fuel and the lack of public transport options particularly in rural Ireland where a prospective juror can have 140 km or more round trip to the court. [16237/22]
105. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the action her Department will take to address the issue of non-engagement by undersheriff's offices in regard to Circuit Court judgments. [16236/22]
824. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner practices with capacity to accept new patients in counties Longford and Westmeath in tabular form. [13972/22]
651. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding options available to an organisation (details supplied) that is endeavouring to organise events in June 2022 to promote gay pride and inclusion. [14722/22]
274. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions taken in relation to the amendment put forward by Government in November 2020 to the River Shannon Management Agency Bill 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14025/22]
231. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance if serious consideration is being given by his Department to reducing excise duty on fuels considering the fuel crisis and the additional hardships being experienced by families as a result of increased prices. [13973/22]
229. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the steps that are being taken to ensure that the rapid increase of the cost of fuel does not impact on the service delivery of emergency services and community-based care providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13964/22]
100. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current schedule for trade missions for 2022; if adjustments will occur considering the ongoing fuel crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13975/22]
328. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of places available in Montessori or ECCE pre-school with AIMS support by provider in counties Westmeath and Longford, in tabular form. [13599/22]
284. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if a child will qualify for school transport in cases in which a child cannot access their nearest school due to a lack of places. [13601/22]
283. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of refused applications for school transport by county in 2019, 2020 and 2021 on the basis of the school not being the nearest school in tabular form. [13600/22]
282. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the current capacity for early intervention classrooms and ASD units in each school in counties Westmeath and Longford in tabular form. [13598/22]
176. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the proposed solution to ensuring both road safety, maintenance and repair of the road in circumstances in which a rural road is not taken in charge by the local authority and also does not meet the criteria as set down under the local improvement scheme as they serve only houses or buildings occupied or used by persons not engaged in agriculture. [13597/22]
728. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of women who were diagnosed with cervical cancer following gynaecology consultation in 2021 and to date in 2022. [13125/22]
727. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a gynaecology appointment by hospital in 2021 and to date in 2022. [13124/22]
407. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are sufficient numbers of new apprenticeships to meet the targets of the new national home retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12492/22]
246. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority home loan scheme applications that were received from Longford County Council for 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and the number that were granted in the same period. [12491/22]
245. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority home loan scheme applications that were received from Westmeath County Council for 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and the number that were granted in the same period. [12490/22]
826. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority capability review has been implemented to date [10890/22]
625. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the amount of time that must pass before a healthcare professional is eligible to reapply for inclusion on the National Recruitment Service panel in cases in which they were removed from the panel during the recruitment process. [10892/22]
569. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the timetable for the development and implementation of a standardised system of accreditation of prior learning taking account of previous education, skills, work experience and engagement in society as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11755/22]
568. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the review and update of the International Education Strategy for Ireland recognising the importance of overseas students and academics to the higher education sector as outlined in the Programme for Government has begun; when the review is expected to be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11754/22]
392. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding prioritising the emigrant support programme to ensure that the most vulnerable members of the overseas communities are supported as outlined in the Programme for Government [11757/22]
383. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to hold a referendum on extending the franchise in Presidential elections to Irish citizens living outside the State as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11756/22]
340. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the establishment of an offshore maritime area as Ireland's seventh national park as outlined in the programme for Government has been examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10889/22]
291. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the review of the organisational and governance structures of Údarás na Gaeltachta, including the selection and election process to the Board as outlined in the Programme for Government [10891/22]
289. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding evaluating and managing the environmental, economic and social impacts of procurement strategies within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11759/22]
265. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the engagement his Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the review of the policy framework within which credit unions operate; when this review is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11758/22]
244. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance when the tendering process for the provision of a Customs cutter for Revenue Commissioners is expected to commence [10888/22]
243. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance if there are plans to increase the number of Naval Service vessels thereby increasing the scope to patrol Irelands waters given the proposed new patrol boats will replace Revenue Commissioner cutter RCC Faire and the RCC Suirbhéir which are approaching the end of their service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10887/22]
242. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the number of customs patrols that were cancelled or rescheduled as a result of crewing problems in the Naval Service in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10886/22]
75. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that gardaí have been told the new uniform is unsuitable for court appearances; his views on whether this represents value for money given the estimated cost of provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11511/22]
61. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration has been given to extending the Covid recognition payment to other workers who continued to attend work during the pandemic such as clerical staff in Covid community assessment hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11512/22]
362. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the action that has being taken and the proposals to address the significant delay in the recruitment of podiatry staff in acute and community services following the recent launched Model of Care for the Diabetic Foot by the HSE and the highlighted intention to increase the number of podiatrists via the planned HSE chronic disease management community hubs; and the current vacancies for same in each CHO area in tabular form. [10639/22]
918. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full-time forestry inspectors and full-time ecologists recruited by his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [10076/22]
917. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has explored the potential development of the harness racing sector as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10061/22]
882. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent respiratory physiotherapists working in the Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [10065/22]
881. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the public hospitals that have the facility to take DEXA scans; the number of these DEXA scanners in each of those hospitals in question in tabular form. [10064/22]
736. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the status of the community healthcare networks supporting the expansion of services based on the need and size of local populations as outlined in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9341/22]
659. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the monetary value of crack cocaine seized by gardaí in the Roscommon-Longford and Westmeath Garda divisions in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [10068/22]
658. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of horsebox vehicles purchased for the Garda mounted unit in 2020 and 2021; the number of horsebox vehicles withdrawn from the fleet in 2020 and 2021; and if funding has been provided for the purchase of horsebox vehicles in 2022. [10067/22]
657. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of cases the Garda computer crime unit have dealt with in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [10066/22]